resembled abraham yesterday morning. the driver says the man was carrying a stuffed animal. it was similar to one missing from his home. he is considered at risk he suffered a head injury last week this, is you tube video of abraham talking about that injury. he was last seen wednesday night. a search in the santa cruz mountains has been suspended while images are reviewed. >> the fbi looking for this man. accuse of i h.of a takeover style robbery in pinole. he was arrested after it happened but released from a contra costa county jail. now, temperatures want him back in custody. agents say he jumped over the counter, demanding money. the fbi says he's armed and considered dangerous. >> police arrested a car jacking suspect after firing

shots into the stolen taxi. >> this started around 4:30 this morning. the cabby ran away and police tried to pin him in. the driver rammed their car so they opened fire on the cabs. people couldn't believe this happened in their neighborhood. >> on a friday morning. >> this is the first time i've experienced something like this. just go dog drop off my kids. and in this neighborhood? unlikely. >> the driver kept going and police found him thanks to the gps. they arrested the man for car jacking and assault on a police officer. >> after four years two, mistrials a former crime lab technician pleaded guilty to misdemeanor cocaine possession.

this case compromised hundreds of cases. she was tried twice before on charges of taking cocaine from the crime lab. >> nudists resubmitted a complaint to a judge in an attempt to overturn the nudity ban. saying the law is unconstitution skbral they're being unfairly targeted by police. they say police ignored those involved in a naked bike ride on march 9th. >> san jose police department is getting reinforcements. 43 new officers graduated today. the first class of graduates since 2009. the police force has been down by as many as 300 officers because of state, and city budget issues. >> last couple years have been very difficult.

there are staffing shortages. there is light at the end of the tunnel. >> the mayor says several more academies are lined up with more than 1600 applicants for the next training session to begin in september. >> neighbors might find their trash still on the curb right now, waiting to be picked up. >> that is because of a fire-hour work stoppage. >> people in oakland were probably sound asleep when hundreds of employees put on vests and refused to go to work. >> this message is that people are going to call them when there is this kind of problem going on. >> the long shore and warehouse union spokesman says waste management is using e-verify illegally and picking on immigrant workers. >> the company wasn't supposed to use witness out consulting with workers.

they've violate that had rule and used it improperly resulting in workers losing jobs and it's also been used as a tactic to try to threaten. >> when instituting e verify and identified employees that did not have proper requirements to be employed they were given time to correct it. and they had segt to eight months to do that. >> three employees were fired. the drivers were not on strike. customers will feel the impact as the truck rolled out hours late. >> the drivers will hit the streets around 6:00. we're delayed by a couple hours but will be on the road until about 6:00 tonight. >> if you flif alameda county, waste management says leave

the can and it will get picked up, tomorrow. another concert has been cancelled in the wake of a wik by san francisco symphony musicians. as of now, musicians are unhappy with the contract proposal including a pay freeze for the first year. management says musicians are already the third highest paid in the country. an announcement will be made tomorrow about the status two of other concerts scheduled for the weekend. >> breaking news out of south florida. three people have died in a small plane crash. witnesses sate twin-engine plane was trying to return to the airport after having difficulty following takeoff. rolling on its skpid then, flipped over and crashed into that parking lot setting several cars on fire. it happened at 4:00 florida time. all three people on the plane died. there are no reports of any injuries on the ground. >> an ohio teenager testified

today that he saw friends perform a sex act on a 16-year-old girl following an alcohol-fueled party last summer. the teen granted immunity in his testimony in the trial of two high school football players accused of rape. the boy says he reported -- recorded part of the assault and later deleted part of the video. his testimony is crucial to the prosecution's case. the girl says she doesn't remember what happened. the two defendants, aged 16 and 17 say the sex was consensual. >> happening now in maryland health officials are reporting the death of a man from rain ease following a liver transplant. doctors knew the donor had encephalitis but not know rabies was the cause. the recipient had a deliver for about a year before symptoms appeared. >> time to get a check of the weekend forecast. kind of raisey today, overcast. >> yes. changes are on the way. >> yes. changes include rain.

a lot of high cloud cover right now. you can look towards san francisco. skies aren't clear. temperatures now 59 in san francisco. 55 half moon bai. other areas into the 60s from our tv we're looking at a view of heavenly. people enjoying nice skiing now. feels like spring up there. there is a chance of snow coming to the tahoe area next week. temperatures 72 in santa rosa and livermore, here is what ahead this evening if you're stepping out. coastal fog in the morning. by afternoon, bright, sunny. upper 50s to mid-70s, i'll have the forecast and when that rain will appear in a few minute autos thank you. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 a driver makes a stop and then, gets fired. what this video caught him doing on the job.

>> what is to blame for a slump in video game sales? >> then, celebrating a big traffic project in the east bay. the big chaifrkz coming to downtown hayward starting tonight that could speed up the ride. >> michael finney taking your questions on twitter and facebook. he'll answer them here live just a little bit later. >> it's 4:10 on a get away friday. nobody getting away quickly. skyway is jam packed oncoming traffic going to the lower deck trying to reach the east bay. not a lot better. those folks on the righthand side of the screen heading towards 101 south. back with more at 4:00 in just a moment.

eerks a school bus driver from fla has been fired after cameras caught him taking a breakfast break. the video shows howard moore senior leaving the students while he pulled over. the students heard on the video asking if moore picked anything up for them. the district says what moore did was against their policy. >> boeing executives promising their troubled dream liner jet will fly again in just weeks. the company unveiled a fix for the batteries yesterday. it involves better insulation with a fire-proof shell around them. a venting system should starve

batteries of oxygen. boeing says this plan will get the fleet back into service soon, but there is no set date. the faa must give a final okay for the fix. >> now, video games having a rough year, facebook with a new member of the leadership team. hi, emily. >> good afternoon, larry, carolyn. facebook expands it's fleet, slep has been running facebook operations and has been instrumental in helping the social network scale to more than a million users. he joined ceo mark zuckerberg on the executive team. former cto brett tailor left facebook just after the company's ipo. >> drop box is buying or chess stra. the company behind mailbox coming out just last month. terms not disclosed.

mailbox will remain a stand alone app and drop box incorporating mailbox features into products. it's the latest move to expand beyond it's core product. february was not a great month for the video game industry. total sales dropped 25% year after year with hardware sails sales showing the biggest fall. x box 360 remains top-selling console and wii-u showed games said phase three was the number one game. a report showing consumer confidence fell weighed on stocks today. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg gets highest approval ratings of any ceo in the company. 99% approve of the job performance. a 14% gain for last year.

meantime, last year's leader tim cook saw his ratings drop leaving him in 18th place. larry, carolyn, back to you. have a great weekend. >> you too, thanks. recent report shows women and minorities under represented as judges but a bay area group is looking to change that. national association of women judges invited 70 san francisco stud dwronts a conference at the state building. the organizers say diversity is a must in the courts. >> people come into the courtroom, and they see a la tina on the bench. there is a greater sense of trust that their community, their different perspectives

are being taken into account. >> a report published shows only 31% of california judges are women, only 8% are latinos. both well below percentage of the general population. >> history buffs have a unique opportunity to see items from the past that aren't always available to the public. things like fbi evidence collected during escape attempts from alcatras. there are blueprints for the presidio. these items part of the national park service archives. pieces usually accessed by historians and authors but will be out tomorrow at the presidio for the public to see. to find out the best time and location go to see it on tv. just click on that, you'll be there. >> very cool. >> spencer christian is off today but sandhya patel is here. >> yes. looking at the weekend? >> yes. weekend looking good. dry conditions, not for long. we have rain come together bay area. it will be next week. so any outdoor plans looking

fine right now. live doppler 7 hd. you're noticing cloud cover outside. these are just high clouds passing through once again. no rain showing up just yet. changes are. >> ahead. patchy fog turning sunny saturday rain arriving tuesday night here in the bay area. it will continue on wednesday. by the way the first day of spring. jet stream winds just driving these high clouds across the bay area. they'll be passing overhead throughout the night into early morning hours. 7:00 p.m. tonight, high clouds. into morning hours we'll see patchy fog developing near the coast. by tomorrow afternoon, it's breezy. it's sunny. nice-looking day. brighter than today. if you don't like hazy skies tomorrow will be clearing up. temperatures first thing in the morning into 40s across the bay area, as mentioned just patches of fog around the

region. tomorrow afternoon, you're looking at mild conditions in the south bay. 73 morgan hill. 71 san jose. 69 santa cruz. temperatures into mid 70 -- 60s to low 70s. 68 redwood city. coastal areas upper 50s, sunset district, daily city, upper 50s as well. south san francisco, 64678965 downtown san francisco. north bay we're going to see temperatures ranging from 60s to 70s so nairy range. 74 in santa rosa. east bay, temperatures close to normals. 68 in oakland. 67 hercules. inland areas, still running higher than where you should be at this time of the year. i don't think too many people are complaining. 71 livermore, 76 degrees in fairfield. here is a lk at the accu-weather forecast. breezy saturday, sunday. if you're looking at the temperatures you'll notice it's cooler for st. patrick's day. certainly much cooler by

tuesday and wednesday. when we're expecting rain, rain arrives tuesday night. it continues into wednesday. switching over into showers, then drying out, temperatures rise again thursday. and friday so... those two days you'll need umbrellas, you're getting plenty of warning. >> okay. thank you. >> up next, stealing credit cards and hearts of women at the same time. how the romantic ways of an accused burglar earned him the nickname the romo bandit. >> fare cut could be soon coming to bus riders in the east bay. the new proposal from ac transit. >> another live check of traffic situation. heading into san francisco, crossing the bay bridge, smooth sailing coming from oakland. toll plaza only in cash lanes. everything with fast track skipping right through. stay with us more still to come in just

a man being tried on charges he stole credit cards from a gym parking lot and used them to wine and dine women. this 45-year-old captured buying roses and taking dates out for dinner. prosecutors have given him the nickname romo bandit. they believe he broke into cars and used cards and

claiming police caught the wrong man. >> home buyers might be interested in this three-bedroom house with a one and a half bath that just hit the market. the catch is that it's in south philadelphia. probably more interesting to movie buffs. the row house is where rocky brought home his new bride in "rocky ii". the woman who owns the home before 1979 movie was released passed away. >> if you're going to the movies this weekend there are comedies you want to check out. >> movies hitting the box nfs including the thriller "the call". >> barry stars as a veteran 911 operator trying to save a girl kidnapped. >> there are so many things

that happen going oh, god i wasn't expecting that. and the bad guy is so creepy. >> also in theaters is incredible burt wedgerstone as a magic team, threatened by new acts as a street magician played by jim carrey. >> so that is a controlled way played against all of this wacky stuff. it's fun to do. >> in limited release is the new crime drama "spring breakers". but this won't go nationwide until next friday. for a look at movie trailers and interviews go to otrc.com. it's time to get green on. st. patrick's day coming a day early. 162 edition of the parade coming tomorrow morning.

it will end at civic center plaza. the san francisco celebration is the largest on the west coast. expect to see all kinds of green with dancers and bag pipes. don't forget the smart phone. if you can leave home without it, as if. this year, you can watch life dancing from ireland if you nun a web feed. the mayor will address the crowd. all have you to do is go to our web site to find the link to that live feed. click on see it on tv. >> still ahead at 4:30 unclogging a thorough fare infamous for congestion. >> also, big party for a big traffic project in the east bay. we'll take you live to hayward where a plan to speed up a busy thorough fare is about to reach the finish line. >> ongoing troubles at sea. two cruise ships encounter problems. what carnival plans to do with the stranded passenger autos plus, delete them or else? a warning after naked photos

of students end up going viral.

a project to ease traffic congestion in the east bay hits a milestone this weekend. >> a loop will guide drivers around downtown hayward and

hope this will unclog congested streets to make it easier to access 880. 580 and 238 connector. >> nick smith is live with more on this for us. nick? good afternoon. the sign says take a look. the loop is easy. finally a solution to what some believe will be an end to the headache of driving through downtown hayward. a one way loop to downtown hayward part of a $150 million public work pros jekt is designed to make things easier. the project stretches down to foot hill boulevard and around downtown. >> just a relief for traffic. to us, hayward, other parts, even the downtown. >> murad is part of the team helping develop what is called hayward loop. all with one goal in mind. >> one of the largest interseks, maybe the largest in hayward

will become congested. >> this video provided to us by the city helps illustrate the new traffic pattern. from the north, upper easy access to downtown. heading out of downtown, main, b, c and d streets take you across it. engineers believe the project will alleviate until of the congestion at many downtown interseks. >> whenever have you a back up on 880 and 238 a cut through, through that down to hayward. >> to prepare, major upgrades were made. like new landscaping, street lights, state of the art traffic control systems, wider sidewalks and bike rain autos a lot of people might not know the drix a street will become one way, making it harder for some to access buffalo bill's brews and burgers. >> you know there is an

entrance back there. you're going to be in the downtown loop. >> it's a concern. >> yes. absolutely. >> this is what we're talking about. both of the streets will go westbound. and that mean that's he has another concern. because this is the weekend of st. patrick's day holiday he's expecting people to get the to the pub easily. he's concerned the traffic patterns may put a break on business. so you can navigate successfully we've posted a link on our web site. in hayward nick smith abc 7 news. >> let's hope everybody figures it out. east bay bus riders could be paying less for rides put forth by ac transit. the agent considering lowering base fare to $2. however, agency would eliminate transfers meaning traeng passengers would be asked to pay $2 for every ride

they take. the board asking passengers for their input on the plane. fares jumping to 225 -- $2.25 on july 1. the agency considering changing routes to bring more service to busiest line autos more trouble for the carnival cruise line. one ship is stuck in port. a second ship is now having trouble getting home. the carnival legend is the second cruise line affected in the caribbean in just two days. the company says a mechanical problem with the ship's propulsion system slowed the speed. the captain is skipping a stop and heading towards florida. in st. martin a passenger on -- passengers on board carnival dream will be flown home today after a problem on that ship. >> everyone gave me a hard time booking this cruise saying i can't believe you're going ton a carnival cruise after what happened on the triumph. >> last month an engine fire

left the triumph stranded with 4200 passengers for five days. all that is happening is that carnival is reporting a profit. >> students in a northern new jersey school have until monday to delete nude photos they've exchanged using a popular app. the brief period as police investigate the photo were on the app. someone took screen shots and posted them on line. saying anyone who fails to delete the photos could change child pornography charge autos the head of the nra targeted joe biden today inconsiderate sizing the obama administration's push for tougher gun law autos well, mr. vice president, and you feel the same way when i'm going to say it.

for four decades you've enjoyed the arm prod tex of capitol police and secret service officers trying to destroy the second amendment rights of the rest of us. so when it comes to that right, sir, you keep your advice. we'll keep our guns. >> also telling attendees the meeting of the action committee that background checks will not make schools safer. the white house called for the laws after the school massacre. >> north korea showed off military hardware after making bold declarations this week. north korean state television broadcast these images of troops firing rockets at south korea islands.

the leader observed through binoculars. the launchers came after north korea said it no longer recognized the armistice that ended the war back in 1953. this took place while the us us and south korea held joint annual drills. north korea calling exercises quote, invasion rehearsal autos still ahead the vatican defends pope francis over accusations did he not do enough to stop human rights abuses in argentina. >> a stunning reversal from a republican senator on the issue of gay marriage. what the change of heart could mean for the g.o.p.. >> i'm michael finney. today's q and a is just ahead. i'm still taking your questions so you can contact me at face book.com and on twitter. i'll answer questions here live a little later. >> i'm sandhya patel. as you look from our camera,

we see hazy skies now. i'll show you when the rain clouds will be arriving and you'll need umbrellas coming up. >> take a look at the mcarthur maze, this is our camera showing how slow going it is for drivers there on the lefthand side of the screen trying to make their way east right now. nobody is getting vft out of here. either. stay with us. abc 7 news at 4:00 co

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a staunch conservative is changing his stance on same-sex marriage. vick ratner from washington on what brought about the senator's change of heart. >> ohio republican senator rob portman had a change of heart on the subject of same-sex marriage. it puts him at odds with many in his party. portman writes i have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment the government shouldn't deny them the opportunity to get married. portman said his view that's marriage can be defined only between a man and woman started to change in 201011 when his college aged son told him he is gay. >> in an interview with cnn the senator said as a father he wants all of his children to have happy life was the

people they love. >> get married to have the joy and the stability of marriage i've had over 26 years. i want all three kids to have that, including our youngest who is gay. >> portman discussed this with his pastor including dick cheney whose daughter is open hi gay. portman voted for defense of marriage act. >> defining marriage between a man and woman. portman campaigned for mitt romney during 2012 campaign considered a potential vice presidential nominee. >> and he told him everything. >> portman now opposes a strict definition of marriage he supports the part of law says states should not be forced to recognize such

marriages. >> the vatican fired back against accusations pope francis did legal to sto stop -- little to stop human rights abuses. a reporter accuses pope francis of failing to protect two fellow members of the jesuit order. those priests were kidnapped and imprisoned during a military dictatorship. >> an italian doorman said he thought the joke was on him when the voice on the other side of the phone was the pope. the pope realized the doorman didn't believe it was him he said told him, seriously it's pope francis, what is your name? the doorman, named andrew transfer that had call. >> could you just imagine? yes. you're the pope? i'm batman. >> yes. you can imagine.

>> do you remember what happened in england with the radio station prank? i'm sure. the pope is calling. >> yes. but he was. >> he was. >> let's call on sandhya patel now. >> checking on the forecast. i'm right here, here is a look. you can see cloud cover over head. this is high clouds passing through, tomorrow, a chance of rain by afternoon. 51 degrees, 80s in fresno. tahoe, 59 starting out sunny skies. ending up partly cloudy. heading to los angeles going to be a beautiful day. 72 degrees. temperatures 65 in san francisco. 74 santa rosa. oakland upper 60s same thing for fremont. 71 san jose. palo alto, on the peninsula looking at 69 degrees it's going to be bright and breezy for your saturday afternoon. and if you're head together st. patrick's day parade, it starts tomorrow, the weather

looks fantastic. you'll notice here, upper 50s at the start. 11:30 is the start time of the parade, temperatures mid-60s most of the day. mild conditions then, by 5:00 p.m. breeze coming back in. sun will be out. so for later on in the day you might want to grab a sweater. we have world baseball classic sunday evening. and the weather looks fantastic for that event. if you were you make sure have you a sweater because it will get breezy for that. >> sunday, monday, tuesday. >> yes. >> thank you. >> still ahead a growing number of couples having children before tying the knot. results from a marriage study coming up. >> another health concern for breast cancer patients how treatment could be putting them at risk for another deadly disease. >> i'm michael finney. who can you call when your

hospital bill sends you into shock? i'm answering questions just ahead. >> right now here is david moisture. >> great to see you on a friday night. tonight here on world news, breaking news from north korea firing two missles how the u.s. is responding. also, an aert for anyone buying a car. the investigation breaks right here. i'm on a car loot lott with a tool that they use to seattle deal. but can it be trusted? you'll see what happens here. what is being called best open ever. the daughter wrote this for

more couples choosing to delay marriage until later in life but finds 48% of first time births happening outside of marriage. researchers at the university of virginia found many middle class young people in their 20s are choosing to have kids before tying the knot. that study found couples in mid-20s might otherwise get married are being discouraged by parents, friends or possibly culture. >> this afternoon, breast cancer patients could face higher risk of heart disease after being treated with

radiation. how great the connection has been unclear. researchers determined there is a modest risk. the death rate from heart disease increases from less than 2% to somewhere between 2 plt 5% to 3.5%. and the radiation treatments outweigh the risks. >> michael finney is here now to answer questions and first comes to us from linda m to ask. i have one major credit card with a bank she says. they've advised me they're issuing a new card number because they're investigating a possible mass compromise will this affect my credit? >> you have nothing to worry about this, will not affect your cred yismt it only affects your credit if you get a new credit card. you're not getting that. so it will not show up on the

score. it will not show up on your credit report. the seamless. >> karen d writes i was just in the hospital and i feel like they overcharged me for various procedures where can i go for help? >> awful those in the hospital are pretty sure we've been over charged if you're concerned about this, every hospital has an ombudsman. start there and say my bill doesn't look right. one, hospital bill help. they help people low income deal with their hospital bills to make sure they're correct. in california every hospital must have a charge master list. they must tell everyone what they're going to charge. it gets turned over to the state f you go to my web site i find a site listing

hospitals in the state and charges. so it's a good place to go. >> okay. and. >> what is a current web site to get up to date information about pet food recall autos it's not easy to do. great question. fda does keep track of this. they zront an easy place to find it. again, i have a link to another web site that tries to do a good job. >> still ahead a plan to clear out a serene spot in san francisco. >> neighbors trying to safe a secret urban forest in the city. >> pink slips handed out to teachers once again. how could this be happening if californian as agreed to pay higher taxes to save our schools? and efforts to

prevent san francisco getting stuck footing the bill for america's cup.

a little known urban forest has been a popular gathering spot for locals to escape city life now a plan to jeopardize it's serenity. the eucalyptus grove is south of the entrance to golden gate park. wayne freedman now with more on the story. 50 they have the disstix of being the most beloved and also, perhaps the most reviled nonindij news trees in san francisco. >> full of birds and wile life. it's a forest. >> the sutro grove behind ucsf medical center. thousands of eucalyptus trees owned by the university, share wtd community. >> we want a forest that is

going to last for many more generations. >> they've issued a bunch of misleading prop ganda. >> the grove the planted 125 years ago but adolph sutro. the university worries about a fire hazard. >> yes. we're worried about wildfires and the safety of the campus buildings and our neighbors' homes. >> there would be lie yikt there, too. you don't want to pay for fires? >> we don't want anyone to get hurt. >> so they want to thin and clean. residents living adjacent to the forest like the idea. alicia remembers a fire on on the ground 20 years ago. >> beautiful trees have this green ivy growing up them. just goes up there. they're dry come here in

october. it's tinder dry. >> that is an exaggeration says dr. singer who lives nearby. >> it's wet here all the time. it's a cloud forest. >> if a clear issue seems fuzzy now, you know why this, is what happens when people see a forest. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm larry beil. >> we'll remind but the alarm clock and on google play. the three-alarm clock app is available if you have an iphone. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> thank you. teachers seeing pink again. tonight voters want to know why pink slips still went out today. >> and behind delays in

garbage pick up today. >> i'm sandhya patel. rain is on the way to the bay area, i'll let you know if you'll need umbrellas this weekend coming up. >> good evening, i'm cheryl jengs. >> i'm carolyn johnson. we begin with a denoond use new state tax money to restore education funding. >> california taxpayers said yes for prop 30 for education, but now, layoff notices are going out anyway. abc 7 news joins us live from sacramento with the story. nanette? >> prop 30 hips schools by raising taxes but that doesn't solve problems completely. >> two seconds. >> the california teachers association estimates the number of notices handed out to public schoolteachers could be as low as 2600 state wide, down 87% from 20,000 issued

last year. >> the other union can't believe notices goring out. they're supposed to save schools from more cuts. >> for school districts now to be issuing layoff notices violates this spirit in which prop 30 was promoted to voters. >> the third grade teacher got a pink slip again. she thought she was safe this year considering her district now has reserve. >> i don't understand why the district doesn't see that the budget pie is expanding and this should have resulted in a change in aks however they're acting the sky is still falling. >> there is a lot of uncertainty still out there. >> kevin gordon says it doesn't give them any more money. plus, it's still unclear how

hard the federal government sequestration cuts will hurt districts or if governor brown's plan will win legislate yaif proveal. >> districts don't have a choice. in law there is a requirement march 15th you've got to do the layoffs. if you don't you're not going to have the opportunity. >> since most layoff notices are rescinded weeks later, you one senator wants to save everyone heartache and move the layoff to june 1. >> they'll go off and find another job or leave the district if they can find something else. >> california federation of teachers is calling on school districts to use the money to prevent layoff autos bay area school districts tell us a pink slip situation isn't as extreme. the san jose unified school district did not hand

outlayoff notices today. and officials don't expect that to change. san francisco unified handed out 142 pink slips. that is fewer than half of what the district distributed last year. it's the first time that number has gone down since 2007 but take a look at the mount diablo unified school district. that district sent out 91 notices last year. oakland, oakland unified sent out a total of 101 pink slips. 65 went to administrators. new developments in the search for a missing man. take a look. a bus driver says she drops a 20-year-old saying the family confirmed these are pictures of